http://www.wxpnews.com/archives/wxpnews-432-20100608.htm
Vol. 10, #22 – Jun 8, 2010 – Issue #432
Is Google The Biggest Threat Yet to Your Privacy?
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Of course, in many cases we don’t have much choice about giving out that personal data. You can’t just tell the doctor’s office “no” when they ask for your social security number and other personal info – not if you want to get treatment. You have to give that info to your bank because you need a bank account in order to pay your bills and cash your paychecks (sure, it’s possible to survive without one, but it’s not very convenient in today’s world).
However, many people also give out a lot of information that it’s not mandatory to reveal. I am also surprised at how many people put their full dates of birth and their cell phone numbers on their Facebook profiles, visible to the public. Date of birth is a piece of information that’s very valuable to identity thieves, and if you don’t have an “unlimited” plan, anyone who has your cell number can “text bomb” you and cost you hundreds of dollars.
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Argh!
Darn FDR and his Social Security Insurance scheme. Like a Ponzi scheme that you’re force to participate in.
It gave the Feds their universal identifier.
How many people remember that the original SSI cards said “Not for identification purposes”?
We are such boobs. The politicians and bureaucrats lied.
And, we bear the brunt of it.
Stupid, stupid, stupid.
You don’t OWN your name or your SSN!
It should be copyrighted, trademarked, or patented. So you can control it.
But most of all we shouldn’t have it at all!
Argh!
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